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Delivered at government-commissioned national pavilion level.
National pavilion commissioner - government client
"Your Minister or Ambassador will be on-site. One contractor failure reflects on your country. The programme must be right - design, compliance, protocol, and outcomes."
Trade body programme director - member company outcomes
"You are measured not on whether the stand opened - but on whether members left with qualified commercial conversations."
Corporate events director - international brand debut
"Brand pavilions, custom stands, product launches, and hosted buyer events. Pre-qualified meetings structured in before the event opens. Commercial follow-through managed after it ends."
These are the three situations we hear every quarter
you are not alone
01. National Pavilion or Government Event
Your organisation has committed to a national presence at China International Import Expo (CIIE), China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), or a sector expo in China. Your Minister or Ambassador will be on-site. The programme must reflect your country’s commercial and diplomatic standing - in design, compliance, protocol, and the outcomes your participating companies achieve. One contractor failure reflects on your country, not just on a project.
- Compliance and approvals managed before they become a crisis during build
- Protocol programme coordinated to the standard your principal expects on-site
- Member company outcomes structured in advance - buyer meetings, introductions, follow-through
02. Trade Body, Chamber, or Collective Pavilion
You are organising a collective pavilion or trade programme for member companies. You are increasingly measured not on whether the stand opened on time - but on whether your member companies came home with qualified commercial conversations. Stand delivery is necessary. Commercial outcomes are what makes it worth attending again next year.
- Pre-show buyer meeting programme built before the show floor opens
- Member company briefings and business matching structured as part of the programme
- Post-event outcomes report your board and member companies can see
03. Corporate Clients
Brand pavilions, custom corporate stands, product launches, and hosted buyer events at major China trade fairs and expos. We structure pre-qualified buyer meetings into your programme before the event opens, manage on-site meeting protocol and interpreter support, and provide a post-event follow-through programme so the business conversations that started on the stand don't end when the event does. Your team is present for the business - the commercial outcomes don't depend on your team doing the follow-up alone.
- Brief to delivery held as one accountable workstream - design, compliance, production, on-site
- Commercial programme structured alongside physical delivery - buyer meetings, media, introductions
- Post-event outcomes report for your board or CEO
the pattern
The brief is clear. The delivery is fragmented. And you find out on-site
The stand was on time. The design was good. But the protocol sequence went wrong, the compliance approval came through late, and when something needed resolving there was no single person accountable - just contractors pointing at each other. In a national pavilion, there is no second chance.
Compliance and approvals tracked to your venue's specific timeline - not managed reactively
Protocol programme coordinated to the standard your Minister or CEO expects on-site
Post-event outcomes documented - meetings, introductions, media, pipeline - one report for your board
End-to-end delivery. One contract. Outcomes your principal can see
what we do
how we work
Pre-Event
8-16 weeks
- Brief alignment and concept development
- Compliance, technical approvals, and venue authority coordination at CIIE, CIFTIS, Canton Fair, and other major China trade shows
- Design direction and production management
- VIP and protocol programme planning
- Pre-show buyer meeting and delegation scheduling
- Media and communications plan
Post-Event
4-6 weeks
- Outcomes report - meetings held, introductions made, media coverage, pipeline generated
- Stakeholder debrief and follow-through
- Pipeline introductions and commercial follow-through
- Multi-year planning for repeat commissions
Event Week
- On-site delivery and floor programme management
- Protocol and VIP coordination
- Media management and press coordination
- Interpreter, supplier, and logistics management
- Real-time issue resolution - one call, one person
From brief to outcomes. One accountable programme
We have delivered at the highest protocol level
proven delivery
A major Middle East national energy company's debut at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. End-to-end delivery - concept, design, technical approvals, production, and on-site management - under time pressure. Zero margin for error.
The UAE National Pavilion at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing. Government-grade protocol, design to delivery, in a protocol-sensitive multi-ministry environment.
or view the preparation timeline infographic.
CIIE 2026 is 5-10 November in Shanghai. The compliance window is open now
time-sensitive
for repeat commissioning organisations
One established team. One rate card. No re-procurement for each event
A new supplier starts from zero every time - re-learning the programme, the venue, the approvals history. That institutional knowledge has real commercial value. Re-tendering costs more than it saves.
why Harviso
What makes us different for event commissioning
Beijing-based delivery team with established relationships
Established relationships with venue authorities and compliance bodies across CIIE, CIFTIS, and Canton Fair.
One contract. One call when something needs resolving
Design, compliance, production, on-site delivery, and post-event reporting under one contract. One person to call.
Commercial outcomes, not just logistics
Pre-qualified buyer meetings, interpreter support, and post-event pipeline follow-through as standard.
Straight answers to the questions that matter
questions we hear often
National pavilions at major expos and trade fairs - CIIE, CIFTIS, Canton Fair, and other major China trade shows and sector expos. Trade forums and bilateral business events. Collective and member company pavilion programmes for trade bodies and chambers. Corporate brand pavilions, product launches, and hosted buyer events at China trade fairs. All delivered in China, all requiring a high standard of compliance, protocol, and on-site accountability.
For national pavilions at CIIE or CIFTIS, the suggested minimum is six months - compliance and approvals are the constraint, not design or production, and they move at their own pace regardless of your event date. For trade forums and delegation events, three to four months is workable. We will tell you directly if your timeline is not realistic - that conversation is far better to have before we begin than during a build when options are gone.
There is one person to call. Not a project manager who escalates to a director who escalates to a Chinese subcontractor. One person, on-site, with the authority and relationships to resolve it. Our Beijing team is present throughout the event build and delivery period - not present for the opening and then managing remotely. On-site availability 24 hours a day during event week is a standard part of every engagement, not an upgrade.
Yes. Some clients bring us in to own compliance, approvals, and on-site delivery while their own creative agency handles design. We are structured to be the accountable delivery partner rather than the creative lead, if that is what the programme requires. What we will not do is accept accountability for a delivery timeline or compliance process we do not control - that conversation needs to happen clearly before the programme begins.
Attending a China trade event as part of your market entry programme? Our China Market Entry team handles the full commercial programme. See our China Market Entry and Growth page.
Exhibiting at Canton Fair or an international export event? Our International Markets team structures the commercial programme around it. See our International Markets page.
